Automobile-signal.



L. H. MADEN. AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED mmzz. m1.

Patented May 7, 1918.

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LLOYD H. MADEN, 0F JONESBORO, TENNESSEE.

AU TOliIOBILE-SIGNAL.

Application filed January 27. 1917.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Lnorn H. M was, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jonesboro, in the county of Washington and tate of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Signals; and I do hereby declare the and exact description of the invention, such as will ena e others skilled in the art to which it up ertains to make and use the same.

is invention relates to an automobile signal and has for one of its objects the provision of means whereby the operator of the automobile may notify traliic in front and Another object of this invention is the PIOVISIOII of casings secured to the front and 6 a turn is to be made.

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6 to complete elect ic circuits to th er-object of this invention is the rovision of means whereby the signal may visible at night tune as well as by day A further object of this invention is the provision of in icating arrows carried the casing and electric lamps, which arrows are adapted to e swung about their pivots to indicate in which direction the turn is to e made and whereby the electric lamps ma e illuminated simultaneously with movement of the evice readable to the trallic at night time.

further object of this invention is the provision of a lever opcratively connected to swinging said arrows in indicate in which direction the automobile is going to turn and said ever also adapted to close electrical contacts e electric lamps.

A still further object of this invention is e provision of an automobile signal of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and etlicicnt, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With. these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent'as the description proceeds, the invention consists of cer- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1918. Serial No. 144,900

tain novel features of construction, combi nation and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more full described and clain'ied.

In the drawing:

igure l is a side elevation of anautomobile illustrating an automobile signal applied thereto and constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view the automobile signal automobile,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation partly in section of one of the casings,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of one of the casings, illustrating the electric lamps mounted therein,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a 'stenciled plate,

Fig. (i is a diagrainmat'ical view of the wiring diagram, and

Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating one pair of the contacts.-

partly in section of e errmg numeral 1 indicates an automobile A transverse partition 4 divides the easing into a pair of compartments and having secured to the rear wall of each compartment a reflector 5 in which electric lamps 6 are mounted. provided with a pair of circular openings 7 one of which is disposed in front of each of the compartments,

removed from the snitab e guides 8 in which are mounted glass 9 such as L and right, left or 1 plates 10 it however, the entire word may be StEIlOllBd 1n the esired. he direction indieating character R is disposed in front of one of the compartments, while the direction indicating character is disposed in front of the oil A quadrant 11 is secured to the automobile 1 and has operatively connected therewith an operating lever 12, which is pivoted to the automobile as illustrated at. 13. Mounted upon each end of the quadrant 11 are coir tacts 1-} and 15, each consisting of a pair of resilient arms adapted to be normally spaced apart. A conductor to is connected to one of the resilient arms of the contact it and to one of the electric lamps t) which is located within the casing 3 and behind the direction indicating character "Lil Connected to the electriclamps is a conductor 17, which is connected to a switch 18. Connected to the switch 18 isa storage battery 19 by a conductor -30. conductor 21 is connected to the storage hatteryand to one of the electric lamps ll located within the casing 2 in the rear of the. direction indicatin character R. Connected to the electric lamp last mentioned is a conductor 2'. which is connected to the other resilient arm of the contact 14. whereby upon moving the arms of the contact H into engagement with each other, and having the switch 18 closed an electric circuit will he completed to the electric lamp located within the casings 2 and 3 in the rear of the. direction indicating character LP thus notifying the tratlic that a turn is to be made to the left. A conductor '23 is connected to one of the resilient arms of the. contact 15 and to the electric lamp located in the casing 2 in rear of the direction indicating character R" and the electric lamp has connected thereto a conducwhich is connected to the condnc tor 21. conductor 25 is connected to the other resilient arm of the contact 15 and to the electric lamp 6 which is located within the casing 23 hehind the direction indicating character it and said electric lamp has connected thereto a, conductor ill. which is connected to the conductor 17. whcichy upon hringing the resilient arms of the contact 15 into engagement with each other. an electric circuit will he completed simultam-ously to the electric lamp located in therasings l and 23 hehind thedircction indicating charactcl' fill: lherehy notifying the trallicthat a turn is to he made to the right. The resilient arms of the contacts ll and iii are adapted to he operated hy the movement of the lever 12.

Snilahle hrackcts 2T tor 2},

are secured to the top walls of the casings 2 and It and have journalcd therein shal'ls 23. The shafts .33 have secured to one of their ends downwardly depending arrows 29. which normally maintain a vertical position. as illus- Securcd to the other ends of the of parts may trated in Fig. 3 in full lilies. or a point helwccn the direction indi ating characters. shafts 28 are arms 29' having cyebolts 30. secured to each end thereof. Cables 31 are connected to the eyeholts .30 and pass over pulleys 232 so cured to the automobile and has otherends connected to the lower ends of the lever. 112. Due oi the cables. instead of connecting to the lower end of the lever 1:2 extends from one of the arms which is carried by the rear casing 23 to the arm which is carried by the trout -asing 2. whereby upon moving the lever torwardly. the direction indicating arrows will he swung to overlie the direction indicating character 1" to indicate that a turn is to he made to the left and when the lever is moved in a reverse direction. the arrows are moved to overlie the direction indicating character "R" to indicate that a turn to the right is going to he made.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. it will he noted that an antomohilc signal has heeu provided which may he readily and quickly applied to an automohile and, which may he of use in day time and night for notifying the traltie in front and rear of the antonrohile simultaneously in which direw tion the automohile is going to turn.

While 1 have shown preferred emhtaliment' of my invention, it will he understood that 'minor changes in construction. comhin'ation and arrangement he made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

\l'hat is claimed is:

.\n antolnohile signal comprising a citsill" having spaced characters on the front wall thereof. spaced hearings carried hy the top wall of the casing. a shalt journalcd in said hearings and projecting .heyond the front wall of the casing. an i-micatiug memher secured to the shaft and depending downwardly over the front wall and normally disposed hctwccn the characters. and means for oscillating the shaft to cause the indicating memhcr to point to either of the char' actcls.

in testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence ol two witnes es.

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